GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| opiate | an 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 |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |