GRE Word List

LARCENY

the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently

The meaning of the word larceny is the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.

Random words

WordMeaning
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
finishto come to an end : terminate
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
scourgewhip
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)