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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |