GRE Word List
SPARSE
of few and scattered elements
The meaning of the word sparse is of few and scattered elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| rickety | affected with rickets |