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
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profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
conscientiousmeticulous
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
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raimentclothing
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference