GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |