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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Word | Meaning |
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hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
advert | to turn the mind or attention |
suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
agape | wide open : gaping |
recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |