GRE Word List
IMPECUNIOUS
having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
The meaning of the word impecunious is having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| intermediary | mediator |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |