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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| retiring | reserved |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| concentric | having a common center |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| hallowed | holy |
| 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") |