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 |
|---|---|
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| convention | agreement |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |