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 |
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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |