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 |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |