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 |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| quarry | game |
| grate | grating |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| warrant | sanction |