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 |
|---|---|
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |