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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| 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 |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |