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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| contrive | devise |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
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