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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |