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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WordMeaning
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
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coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
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abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function