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 |
|---|---|
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |