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| Description of sporadic (adjective) rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent; occasional; irregular; infrequent Samples of sporadic In the desert there is usually only sporadic rainfall. Infection commonly occurs in children and infants, and the clinical progression of the disease is similar to syphilis when it is seen in the sporadic form; the late manifestations, however, tend to be seen at a much younger age.
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| Description of squalid (adjective) filthy; wretched (from squalor); dirty; miserable Samples of squalid The lack of sanitation piping caused squalid conditions. He makes good money, but I would never want to work in those squalid crawl spaces.
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| Description of paean (noun) song of praise or triumph Samples of paean A paean was written in honor of the victorious warrior.
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| Description of ideology (noun) speculation; representative way of thinking; philosophy; doctrine Samples of ideology His ideology proved to be faulty. The ideology of business can be found in the new book. He joined the religious group because he agreed with their ideology.
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| Description of approbatory (adjective) approving; sanctioning; praising; commending Samples of approbatory The judge showed his acceptance in his approbatory remark.
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| Description of guile (noun) slyness; deceit; fraud; cunning; trickery Samples of guile By using his guile, the gambler almost always won at the card table.
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| Description of stigma (noun) mark of disgrace; stain Samples of stigma The "F" on his transcript is a stigma on his record.
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| Description of parsimonious (adjective) very frugal; unwilling to spend; economical Samples of parsimonious The owner was so parsimonious he refused to purchase new curtains when the old ones fell off the window. The parsimonious individual argued that twenty-five cents was much too expensive for a pack of gum.
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| Description of insipid (adjective) uninteresting; boring flat; dull; bland; lifeless Samples of insipid Many people left the insipid movie before it was finished. Declaring the offerings insipid, the critic grudgingly awarded the restaurant one star.
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| Description of labyrinth (noun) maze; complicated network of passages; something confusing or bewildering Samples of labyrinth Be careful not to get lost in the labyrinth of vegetation.
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