GRE Word List

BEREAVEMENT

the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone

The meaning of the word bereavement is the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone.

Random words

WordMeaning
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
mimicryan instance of mimicking
forlornbereft
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel