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 |
|---|---|
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |