The dearth of affordable housing in the coastal city forced many young professionals to commute over an hour each way.
沿海城市经济适用住房的短缺迫使许多年轻专业人士单程通勤超过一小时。
Which choice best defines “dearth”?
B — A scarcity; lack.. “dearth” means A scarcity; lack..
Which word means “A scarcity; lack.”?
D — dearth. “dearth” means A scarcity; lack..
dearth — A scarcity; lack.. In Chinese: 缺乏；短缺.
dearth is pronounced //dɜːθ//.
The dearth of affordable housing in the coastal city forced many young professionals to commute over an hour each way. (沿海城市经济适用住房的短缺迫使许多年轻专业人士单程通勤超过一小时。)
scarcity, shortage, lack — all close in meaning to dearth (A scarcity; lack.).
abundance, plenty — each the opposite of dearth (A scarcity; lack.).
Yes. dearth is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dear(昂贵→稀缺) + th → 匮乏。