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

WordMeaning
acmethe highest point or stage
ponderousof very great weight
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
celerityrapidity of motion or action
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
rectifyto set right : remedy
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
misadventuremisfortune
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification