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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swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
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slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
deploreto feel or express grief for
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
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