GRE Word List
DESPOIL
plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
The meaning of the word despoil is plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| contrived | unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived. |
| killjoy | grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| disabuse | correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief |
| margin | border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety |
| augment | increase; add to |