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 |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
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| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| seemly | good-looking |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
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| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
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