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 |
|---|---|
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |