GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |