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 |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |