GRE Word List

SPARSE

of few and scattered elements

The meaning of the word sparse is of few and scattered elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
puerilejuvenile
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion