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 |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| bulk | magnitude |
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| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |