GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

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

Random words

WordMeaning
heedto pay attention
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
rabidextremely violent : furious
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
pendantsomething suspended: such as
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
modishfashionable