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 |
|---|---|
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |