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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catholic | roman catholic |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |