GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| violate | break |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |