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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |