GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident