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 |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| impinge | encroach |
| courier | messenger |
| pummel | pound |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |