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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elegya poem in elegiac couplets
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complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
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