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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |