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 |
|---|---|
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| deify | to make a god of |