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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| pliant | pliable |
| docile | easily taught |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |