GRE Word List
DESTITUTE
lacking something needed or desirable
The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| clown | farmer |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| charlatan | quack |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |