GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |