GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| cipher | zero |
| docile | easily taught |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |