GRE Word List
SCANTY
meager; insufficient
The meaning of the word scanty is meager; insufficient.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |