GRE Word List

DEARTH

scarcity that makes dear

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

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WordMeaning
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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
eventualcontingent