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 |
|---|---|
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| tome | book |