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 |
|---|---|
| laud | praise |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |