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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| crass | gross |
| rift | fissure |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |