GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| dire | exciting horror |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
