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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| historic | historical |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |