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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| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |