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 |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |