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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |