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 |
|---|---|
| indite | make up |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| submissive | submitting to others |