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 |
|---|---|
| scion | descendant |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
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| leave-taking | departure |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |