GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
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|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
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| obscure | dark |
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| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
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