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 |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| 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 |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |