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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| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
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| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
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| demur | to take exception : object |