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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| spare | not being used |