GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| romp | one that romps |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |