GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| fabricate | invent |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |