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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |