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 |
|---|---|
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |