GRE Word List

IMPOVERISH

to make poor

The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.

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catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
yoretime past and especially long past
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)