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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WordMeaning
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others