GRE Word List
DESPOIL
to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
The meaning of the word despoil is to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| quorum | a select group |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| fiend | devil |