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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tantruma fit of bad temper
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity