GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.

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WordMeaning
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed