GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
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|---|---|
| frail | easily led into evil |
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| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
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| overt | open to view : manifest |
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