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 |
|---|---|
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| grotto | cave |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| quarry | game |