GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |