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.

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WordMeaning
suitorone that petitions or entreats
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint