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 |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| giddy | dizzy |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |