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

WordMeaning
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
tightwada close or miserly person
provisionthe act or process of providing
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
derelictionan intentional abandonment
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects