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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| demise | death |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |