GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |