intermittent; recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
She made sporadic visits to her grandmother.
Vocabulary like sporadic appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
unembellished; a resident of Sparta
quarrel; a quarrel about petty points
false; plausible but false
range; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
form ideas without firm evidence
wasteful; someone who spends money prodigally
globe; a particular environment or walk of life
happening without planning
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