GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| imbibe | drink |