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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| billow | wave |