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 |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| defer | put off |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |