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 |
|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| spate | freshet |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| verge | brink |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |