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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| ignite | to set afire |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| retrench | cut down |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
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