scarce
/ˈskɛəs/adj
Middle School
1
Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
2
Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing