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 |
|---|---|
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| whimsy | whim |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |