GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |