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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| apprehend | arrest |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |