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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WordMeaning
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
decipherdecode
propulsivetending or having power to propel
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict