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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WordMeaning
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
warrantedsanction
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
besiegeto surround with armed forces