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 |
|---|---|
| enclave | territory enclosed within an alien land |
| singular | being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior |
| acne | skin disease (on the face) |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| disinclination | unwillingness |
| advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
| vent | release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family. |
| resonant | (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| clamor | loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous |