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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insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
impinge | encroach |
modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
belie | to give a false impression of |
bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |