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

WordMeaning
filchto steal secretly or casually
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
randoma haphazard course
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
crescendoa gradual increase
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression