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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WordMeaning
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
fineryornament
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
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pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
microcosma little world