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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |