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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WordMeaning
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
markedhaving an identifying mark
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
pulchritudephysical comeliness
porouspossessing or full of pores