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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slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
culminationthe action of culminating
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
quarrygame
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness