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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |