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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humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
cullto select from a group : choose
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
decreean order usually having the force of law
ovationa 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
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather