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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |