GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| noisome | noxious |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |