GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.

Random words

WordMeaning
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
piscatorialpiscatory
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
bulgeto jut out : swell
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness