GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
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