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
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
didacticdesigned or intended to teach