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
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
omnipotentalmighty
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as