GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| imbibe | drink |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |