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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| ramification | branch |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| brawny | muscular |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
