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
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
bevya large group or collection
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
scotchscottish
inadvertentlyunintentional
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
foregoto go before : precede