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
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| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |