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.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |