GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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|---|---|
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
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| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
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| poise | balance |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
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| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |