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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WordMeaning
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
recountto relate in detail : narrate
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile