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
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| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |