GRE Word List

FORLORN

bereft

The meaning of the word forlorn is bereft.

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compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details