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 |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |