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 |
|---|---|
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| pugilist | fighter |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |