What does dearth mean?
1 : scarcity that makes dear specifically : famine. 2 : an inadequate supply : lack a dearth of evidence.
Is the R silent in macabre?
They are equally accurate Anglicized versions of the French word. Macabre is basically pronounced [makabʁ] in French, where /ʁ/ is a voiced uvular fricative. The closest sound in English is, of course, /ɹ/ (the “r” sound, hereafter written as r). Note that there is a [bʁ] sequence at the end of the word.
How do you pronounce Derth?
What means paucity?
1 : smallness of number : fewness. 2 : smallness of quantity : dearth.