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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| provident | frugal |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| disconsolate | cheerless |