GRE Word List
DEPREDATION
to lay waste : plunder
The meaning of the word depredation is to lay waste : plunder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| stench | stink |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| grotto | cave |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |