GRE Word List
PAUCITY
smallness of number : fewness
The meaning of the word paucity is smallness of number : fewness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| wry | twist |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |