BEREFT

PRONUNCIATION: (bi-REFT)

MEANING: adjective: Deprived of or lacking.

ETYMOLOGY: past participle of bereave (to deprive), from Old English bereafian (to rob someone of something). Earliest documented use: 1531.
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BARE FT - without shoes or socks

UBER EFT - an immature newt in an on-call "Rent-a-Ride"

BE LEFT - what will happen to you at the airport if you're not right on time