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 |
|---|---|
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |