GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |