GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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WordMeaning
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid