GRE Word List

PAUCITY

smallness of number : fewness

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

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acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
incontinentnot continent: such as
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
outlooka place offering a view
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters