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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construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
recipientone that receives : receiver
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
precipitousprecipitate
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain