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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |