GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| 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 |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |