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 |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| scion | descendant |