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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |