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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| contest | strive |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| slake | subside |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |