GRE Word List

IMPOVERISH

to make poor

The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.

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WordMeaning
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
raspyharsh
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question