GRE Word List

IMPOVERISH

to make poor

The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.

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WordMeaning
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
defalcatededuct
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
haggardnot tamed
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion