GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |