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 |
|---|---|
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| puerile | juvenile |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |