GRE Word List
SPARSE
of few and scattered elements
The meaning of the word sparse is of few and scattered elements.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |