GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
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| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |