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 |
|---|---|
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |