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   bereft

   /bɪˈrɛft/

   adjective

   • 1. deprived of or lacking (something): "her room was stark and bereft of colour"
   • 2. (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure: "his death in 1990 left her bereft"

   Word Origin late 16th century: archaic past participle of bereave.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • T

     1

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