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 |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| repercussion | reflection |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |