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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |