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 |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| ramification | branch |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| abnegation | denial |