GRE Word List

DEARTH

scarcity that makes dear

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

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WordMeaning
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
menacea 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)
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful