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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |