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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| queasy | causing nausea |