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 |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| growl | rumble |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |