GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| shove | to push along |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |