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 |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| quisling | traitor |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |