GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| antecede | precede |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
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| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
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| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
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