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 |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| regime | regimen |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |