GRE Word List

PAUCITY

smallness of number : fewness

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

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WordMeaning
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
drasticacting rapidly or violently
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
antithesisthe direct opposite
desiccateto dry up