GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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WordMeaning
lugubriousmournful
cerebrationto use the mind : think
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region