adj.
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become , get , grow
▪
Medical supplies were growing ~.
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪
Money was extremely ~ after the war.
▪ increasingly , particularly
▪
Skilled workers were becoming increasingly ~.
Scarce is used with these nouns: ↑ commodity , ↑ resource , ↑ water