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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disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
irreverence | lack of reverence |
versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |