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
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
treadto step or walk on or over
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
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ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking