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).

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WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes