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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verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
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demurereserved
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
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smughighly self-satisfied
distantseparated in space : away
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
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