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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| dire | exciting horror |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |