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 |
|---|---|
| leave-taking | departure |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| grate | grating |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| retribution | recompense |
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