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
buoyanthaving buoyancy
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology