GRE Word List
INDIGENT
suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
The meaning of the word indigent is suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |