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 |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |