GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |