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 |
|---|---|
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |