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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Word | Meaning |
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sublimate | sublime |
satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
mulct | fine |
reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |