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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| throes | pang |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |