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
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
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reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
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oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
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