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 |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| fiend | devil |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |