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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| ramification | branch |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |