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 |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |