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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serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
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glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
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