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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| nib | bill |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |