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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|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
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