GRE Word List
DECAPITATE
to cut off the head of : behead
The meaning of the word decapitate is to cut off the head of : behead.
Random words
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|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| quench | put out |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
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| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
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