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 |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| concentric | having a common center |
| antiquity | ancient times |