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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |