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 |
|---|---|
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| cohorts | companion |