GRE Word List
DEFROCK
to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
The meaning of the word defrock is to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| unfrock | defrock |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |