GRE Word List

DEARTH

scarcity that makes dear

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

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WordMeaning
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
trampletramp
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order