GRE Word List

DEARTH

scarcity that makes dear

The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.

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pryto look closely or inquisitively
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
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eventualcontingent
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
lampoonsatire