GRE Word List

IMPOVERISH

to make poor

The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.

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WordMeaning
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
pluckto pull or pick off or out
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
premonitorygiving warning
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
idlenot occupied or employed: such as