- Arid: (adj) Dry, desert like; lacking feeling or interest
- Dearth: (noun) A scarce supply, an insufficiency
- Devoid: (adj) Completely without something
- Excerpt: (noun) A portion taken from a larger work; (verb) To take a portion from a larger work
- Exhaustive: (adj) Complete, including or considering all possibilities
- Integral: (adj) essential or necessary parts of a whole
- Paltry: (adj) Very small and insignificant; lacking in importance
- Plethora: (noun) An excess of something; great abundance
- Replenish: (verb) to add or fill up again
- Scant: (adj) Barely enough or sufficient; falling short in supply