GRE Word List

DEARTH

scarcity that makes dear

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

Random words

WordMeaning
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
countenancelook
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
misadventuremisfortune
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech