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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atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
rightful | just |
harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |