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bereft

Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:38 pm

be·reft (b-rft)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.
adj.
1.
a. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity.
b. Lacking something needed or expected: "Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations" Bruce Weber.
2. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved: the bereft parents.

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Postby Perry » Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:58 pm

Or is he?
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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