GRE Word List

INDIGENT

suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished

The meaning of the word indigent is suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished.

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WordMeaning
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
oligarchygovernment by the few
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted