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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| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |