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 |
|---|---|
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |