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 |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |