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 |
|---|---|
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| demented | mad |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |