GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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WordMeaning
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
rostruman ancient Roman platform for public orators
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony