GRE Word List
INDIGENCE
a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
The meaning of the word indigence is a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking.
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| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| blackball | to vote against |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |