GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
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| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |