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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| encompass | include |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| whimsy | whim |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| postulate | demand |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |