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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |