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
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
abbreviateto make briefer
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
pendulouspoised without visible support
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied