GRE Word List

PAUCITY

smallness of number : fewness

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

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WordMeaning
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
aridexcessively dry