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 |
|---|---|
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| mulct | fine |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |