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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| paltry | inferior |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| clime | climate |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |