GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| wanton | merciless |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| viand | an item of food |