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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |