GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
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| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| aver | to declare positively |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |