GRE Word List
BEREFT
deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
The meaning of the word bereft is deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |