GRE Word List

SPARSE

of few and scattered elements

The meaning of the word sparse is of few and scattered elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
couriermessenger
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
immureto enclose within or as if within walls