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

WordMeaning
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
divaprima donna
spoofdeceive
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
urchinhedgehog
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
engenderbeget
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious