GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |