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
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
reciprocateto give and take mutually
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
bulgeto jut out : swell