GRE Word List

DEPREDATION

to lay waste : plunder

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

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jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
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pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
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surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory