GRE Word List
RAVAGE
an act or practice of ravaging
The meaning of the word ravage is an act or practice of ravaging.
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|---|---|
| abnegation | denial |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| antecede | precede |
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| dissension | disagreement |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
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| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
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