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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| decipher | decode |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |