GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| brazen | made of brass |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |