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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| impinge | encroach |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
