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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |