GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

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

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WordMeaning
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
exploitdeed
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive