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

WordMeaning
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
hauntto visit often : frequent
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
sowan adult female swine
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr