GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

Random words

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
cessiona yielding to another : concession
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act