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 |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| puerile | juvenile |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| dint | force |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |