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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |