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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| fete | festival |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |