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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secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
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derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse