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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| cursive | running |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |