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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gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
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scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
randoma haphazard course
reprisea musical repetition:
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
chivalrousvaliant