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 |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |