GRE Word List

DEPREDATION

to lay waste : plunder

The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.

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WordMeaning
finishedentirely done
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
imbibedrink
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible