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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| nourishment | food |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |