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 |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |