GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

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

Random words

WordMeaning
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
nuancea subtle distinction or variation