GRE Word List
SCANTY
limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
The meaning of the word scanty is limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| 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) |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |