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
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
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predetermineforeordain
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derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
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implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied