GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |