GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| broach | brooch |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |