Meaning:a negative answer.Example:"the cabinet sits to give the final yea or nay to policies"
Pioneer
Meaning:a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.Example:Geometry Blaster is from the Davidson company, apioneer in educational software.
Paucity
Meaning:the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.Example:There was a paucityof details in the report.
Mirth
meaning:amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.Example:"his six-foot frame shook with mirth"
Jibe
Meaning:an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.Example:"a jibe at his old rivals"
Modesty
Meaning:the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities.Example:"with typical modesty he insisted on sharing the credit with others"
Mourn
Meaning:feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something).Example:"publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction"