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
delveexcavate
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
laudpraise
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable