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 |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |