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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |