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.

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WordMeaning
clipencompass
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
repelto drive back : repulse
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
violatebreak
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection