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 |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
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| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
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| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
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