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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liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
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religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
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arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
legenda story coming down from the past