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
writheto twist into coils or folds
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
sanctiona formal decree
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
deifyto make a god of
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
zephyra breeze from the west
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language