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
cringeto recoil in distaste
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.