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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |