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 |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |