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 |
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| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |