GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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edifice | building |
oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |