GRE Word List

PILLAGE

the act of looting or plundering especially in war

The meaning of the word pillage is the act of looting or plundering especially in war.

Random words

WordMeaning
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation