GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| approbation | commendation |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |