GRE Word List
DEPOSE
to remove from a throne or other high position
The meaning of the word depose is to remove from a throne or other high position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| nourishment | food |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| aptitude | inclination |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |