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 |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| foppish | foolish |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| privy | private |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |