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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| trappings | outward signs |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| decipher | decode |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |