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 |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| privy | private |
| irate | roused to ire |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |