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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| stringent | tight |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |