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 |
|---|---|
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| acclaim | applaud |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |