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 |
|---|---|
| inundate | overwhelm |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |