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 |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |