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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |