GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| dissension | disagreement |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |