GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |