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.

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WordMeaning
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
appriseto give notice to : tell
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
queryquestion
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
abodethe place where one lives : home
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action