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

WordMeaning
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
componenta constituent part : ingredient
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
dourstern
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage