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 |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |