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 |
|---|---|
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| whimsy | whim |
| unfrock | defrock |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |