GRE Word List
DIVEST
to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
The meaning of the word divest is to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| contrive | devise |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |