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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convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
unisonidentity in musical pitch
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expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
odoroushaving an odor: such as
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forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter