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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |