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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| prong | fork |