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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consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
culverta transverse drain