GRE Word List
BEREAVEMENT
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
The meaning of the word bereavement is state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
| glib | fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
| indoctrinate | cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| piety | devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| agenda | items of business at a meeting |
| immolate | offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire) |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
