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 |
|---|---|
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |