GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| bauble | trinket |