GRE Word List

DEPREDATION

to lay waste : plunder

The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.

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WordMeaning
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
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broachbrooch
emollientmaking soft or supple
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
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penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
solicitto make petition to : entreat