GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
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|---|---|
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| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
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| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
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