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 |
|---|---|
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| courier | messenger |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |