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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |