GRE Word List

PRIVATION

an act or instance of depriving : deprivation

The meaning of the word privation is an act or instance of depriving : deprivation.

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WordMeaning
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
vergebrink
divaprima donna
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop