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 |
|---|---|
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |