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 |
|---|---|
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| resign | relegate |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| clime | climate |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |