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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| leery | suspicious |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| refrain | curb |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| wont | accustomed |