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.

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WordMeaning
profligatewildly extravagant
outgoinggoing away : departing
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
irremediablenot remediable
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
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