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

WordMeaning
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
leave-takingdeparture
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
miscreantunbelieving
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it