GRE Word List
SPORADIC
occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
The meaning of the word sporadic is occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |