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 |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| exegesis | exposition |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |