GRE Word List
DEARTH
scarcity that makes dear
The meaning of the word dearth is scarcity that makes dear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| overweening | arrogant |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |