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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incarcerateto put in prison
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
cursiverunning
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast