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 |
|---|---|
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |