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 |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| opus | work |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| brazen | made of brass |