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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| hirsute | hairy |
| nexus | connection |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| distort | to twist (see twist |