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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| minuscule | very small |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |