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
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
ravenousrapacious
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)