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

WordMeaning
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
kismetfate
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively