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 |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| leave-taking | departure |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| rational | having reason or understanding |