GRE Word List
SCANTY
meager; insufficient
The meaning of the word scanty is meager; insufficient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embody | give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
| turncoat | traitor |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| resumption | taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats. |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
| constituency | voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents) |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| sedition | conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious |
| matriarch | woman who rules a family or larger social group |
