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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |