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 |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| ensconce | shelter |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |