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
inundateoverwhelm
prosperousauspicious
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
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compulsorymandatory
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overtopen to view : manifest
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effluviuman invisible emanation
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