GRE Word List
FORLORN
bereft
The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |