GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

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

Random words

WordMeaning
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
concordatcompact
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
litheeasily bent or flexed
myriadten thousand
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion