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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |