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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| microcosm | a little world |
| motley | variegated in color |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
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| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |