Drought 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /draʊt/ (noun) a long period of time when there is no or just little precipitation or rain, long period of dry weather, lack of rain, dry spell, deficiency, scarcity, shortage of water, dearth The impacts of drought were discussed at length as were the issues of approaching drought …
Famine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈfæm.ɪn/ (noun) extreme food shortage leading to illness or death, drought, deprivation, shortfall, deficiency of something, scantiness, dearth, poverty, short supply, food scarcity, starvation, want, lack, paucity, insufficiency The ‘Great Leap Forward’-famine in China from 1959-61 was the single largest famine in history in terms of absolute numbers …
Lack 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 9 with synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic contexts /læk/ (noun & verb) the absence or insufficiency of something, deficiency, deprivation, scarcity, paucity, deficit, shortage, nonexistence, privation, dearth – be in need of something, to not have enough of something, be …
Dearth 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 2 Dearth 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 2 /dɜːθ/ (noun) an insufficient amount or supply of something, paucity, lack of something, inadequacy, insufficiency, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, deficiency, sparseness, scantiness, rareness, absence, drought, famine, want ‘Alarming’ food dearth in 20 countries A GROUP of 20 countries …
Scant Scant (adj) /skænt/ 1. insufficient and very little – not enough – inadequate: The court decision was adjourned because of scant evidence.