GRE Word List

BEREAVED

suffering the death of a loved one

The meaning of the word bereaved is suffering the death of a loved one.

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WordMeaning
impetusa driving force : impulse
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
knottymarked by or full of knots
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell