GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| ramification | branch |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |