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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pugilist | fighter |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| opus | work |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| groom | bridegroom |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |