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 |
|---|---|
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| potentate | ruler |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |