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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WordMeaning
immunenot susceptible or responsive
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
submissivesubmitting to others
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
swathea band used in swathing
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
odoroushaving an odor: such as
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off