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.
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dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
yen | a strong desire or propensity |
placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |