GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| thespian | actor |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |