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 |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| concordat | compact |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |