GRE Word List
BEREAVED
deprived of (someone beloved through death)
The meaning of the word bereaved is deprived of (someone beloved through death).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rakish | jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle. |
| bane | posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
| endue | provide with some quality; endow |
| spare | give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time |
| bookish | fond of books and reading |
| pallet | small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet |
| scruple | hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience |
| mortician | undertaker; CF. death |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
| viscous | (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency |
