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
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
bevya large group or collection
dodderingfeeble
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling