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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |