GRE Word List
LARCENY
theft; Ex. petit larceny
The meaning of the word larceny is theft; Ex. petit larceny.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| incompatible | inharmonious; N. incompatibility |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| droll | queer and amusing |
| grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |
| infantile | childish; infantlike |
| destitute | extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience |