GRE Word List
DESTITUTE
lacking something needed or desirable
The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |