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
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
superannuatedoutmoded
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
transcribeto make a written copy of
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept