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 |
|---|---|
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |