GRE Word List
SCANTY
meager; insufficient
The meaning of the word scanty is meager; insufficient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monarchy | government under a single ruler |
| swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
| mischance | ill luck |
| reputable | respectable; having a good reputation |
| jollity | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
| abscond | depart secretly and hide |
| bombardment | attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard |
