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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| significant | having meaning |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |