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 |
|---|---|
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| inequity | injustice |
| cursive | running |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |