[Word Powers] Today's Words

Pluvial (ploo-vee-uhl) (Adj):

 1)    Of or pertaining to rain

 Pluvial lakes often provide us with a rich source of minerals.

  Dearth (durth) (Noun):

  1)    Lack, scarcity, inadequacy esp. of food

 There is currently a severe dearth of food due to the famine that has struck the western states.