GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.

Random words

WordMeaning
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
scrappyconsisting of scraps
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
decipherdecode
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn