GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
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| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| categorical | absolute |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
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