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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |