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
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
outmodednot being in style
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly