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 |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| privy | private |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |