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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| document | proof |