GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |