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 |
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disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
piscatorial | piscatory |
yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
bulge | to jut out : swell |
extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |