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
dissensiondisagreement
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace