GRE Word List
PAUCITY
smallness of number : fewness
The meaning of the word paucity is smallness of number : fewness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| pugilist | fighter |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |