GRE Word List

PENURY

a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)

The meaning of the word penury is a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money).

Random words

WordMeaning
slackento make less active : slow up
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
entitybeing
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
gustythe sensation of taste
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold