GRE Word List

DESTITUTE

lacking something needed or desirable

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

Random words

WordMeaning
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor