GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |