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
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
validhaving legal efficacy or force
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
comportto be fitting : accord
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
precipitantprecipitate