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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| dominate | rule |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |