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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ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
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burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous