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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| significant | having meaning |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |