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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| spate | freshet |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |