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Scarce 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3

Scarce 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3

Scarce 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3

/skeəs/ (adj)

not easily obtained or found, in short supply, scant, scanty, meager, inadequate, deficient, insufficient, paltry, at a premium, limited, sparse – rare, uncommon, infrequent, unusual, atypical

Despite the shortages of toilet paper and flour (probably because everyone’s baking sourdough bread), it doesn’t seem like grocery stores have a ton of food shortages right now. But after a shocking announcement from Smithfield Foods closing their factories and an informative press conference by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), our grocery stores may start taking a hit in terms of food supply in April and May. Meaning that there will be some foods that are scarce during coronavirus.

Source: https://www.eatthis.com/

Antonym: abundant, common, profuse

Noun: scarcity

Noun: scarceness

Adverb: scarcely


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