GRE Word List
DIVEST
strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
The meaning of the word divest is strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| witless | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| indolent | lazy |
| credo | creed |
| defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| rip | tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N. |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
| implausible | unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi |
