GRE Word List
PAUCITY
smallness of number : fewness
The meaning of the word paucity is smallness of number : fewness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |