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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |