GRE Word List

IMPOVERISH

to make poor

The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.

Random words

WordMeaning
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
implicationsomething implied: such as
cipherzero
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
censurea judgment involving condemnation
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
impedimentsomething that impedes