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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| plait | pleat |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |