GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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|---|---|
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| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| antecede | precede |
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| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
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