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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| abnegation | denial |