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).
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pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
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slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
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choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
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strut | to become turgid : swell |
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