SAT Word of the Day: paucity
October 9, 2009 by Adam
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paucity (n)
From Dictionary.com:
1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.
In a sentence:
“The weather was so terrible that only a paucity of fans showed up to band’s concert.”
