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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |