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 |
|---|---|
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |