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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
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| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
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| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
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