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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |