GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

The meaning of the word destitute is lacking something needed or desirable.

Random words

WordMeaning
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
celerityrapidity of motion or action
upshotthe final result : outcome