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 |
|---|---|
| docile | easily taught |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| dilute | attenuate |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |