GRE Word List

PAUCITY

smallness of number : fewness

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

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WordMeaning
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
putrefyto make putrid
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
hovelan open shed or shelter
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
reeksmoke