GRE Word List
DESTITUTE
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
The meaning of the word destitute is extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recondite | abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| irksome | annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy |
| totem | animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole |
| demerit | fault; bad quality |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| ram | male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
