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

WordMeaning
impoverishto make poor
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)