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
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable