GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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WordMeaning
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
hubbubnoise
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
protractto prolong in time or space : continue