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 |
|---|---|
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |