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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deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice