GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| finished | entirely done |