GRE Word List

PAUCITY

smallness of number : fewness

The meaning of the word paucity is smallness of number : fewness.

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WordMeaning
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice