GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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yore | time past and especially long past |
mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
repartee | a quick and witty reply |