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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meddlesomegiven to meddling
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minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
commemorativeintended as a commemoration