Similar words
rapiña
rapiña implies violent plunder or pillaging, like a "bird of prey"; despojo is more general, spoils or plunder taken, or remains and leftovers.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
rapina
rapina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "plunder."
Practice
1 What does despojo mean?
plunder
2 Fill the gap: Fue víctima de un ___.
Full sentence: Fue víctima de un despojo. (He was a victim of dispossession.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches despojo?
despojo: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.