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scarce
Adjective
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If something is scarce, then there is almost nothing to very little left.
Scientists predict that there will be a scarce supply of oil in the next fifty years.
resource
Noun
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A resource is something that is available and useful.
We don't have enough time and resources to finish the job.
Canada has fewer natural resources, including trees, fish, and oil, than it did in the past.