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 |
|---|---|
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |