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.

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nethersituated down or below : lower
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
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awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of