GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |