GRE Word List
DEPLETE
to empty of a principal substance
The meaning of the word deplete is to empty of a principal substance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |