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
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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |