GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| passe | past one's prime |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |