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 |
|---|---|
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |