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 |
|---|---|
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |