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 |
|---|---|
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |