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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| nourishment | food |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |