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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|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
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| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
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| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
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