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Read the sentence. This town has an abundance of movie theaters but a dearth of live entertainment. What is the meaning of dearth? A. supply of B. lack of C. oversupply D. just enough

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The correct answer would be B. They are saying that the town has many movie theaters but does not have many (if any) live enertainment.

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The word "dearth" means lack of something, scarcity, or the quality of being rare or costly. Therefore, the answer is B. lack.

The sentence begins with a affirmation which is then followed by the transition word "but", that suggests that what is next would contrast what has been previously said. In this case, the narrator contrasts the abundance of movie theaters with the scarcity of live entertainment.

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