GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |