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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |