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 |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |