GRE Word List

SPARSE

of few and scattered elements

The meaning of the word sparse is of few and scattered elements.

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WordMeaning
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony