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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| Word | Meaning |
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| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |