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 |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |