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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WordMeaning
lampoonsatire
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
foppishfoolish
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
privyprivate
sparseof few and scattered elements
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically