GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| acetic | vinegary |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| antiquity | ancient times |