GRE Word List
IMPOVERISH
to make poor
The meaning of the word impoverish is to make poor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |