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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| 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 |
| privy | private |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |