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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |