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.

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devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
pryto look closely or inquisitively
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levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
nutrientfurnishing nourishment
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point