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 |
|---|---|
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
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| dys- | abnormal |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |