GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |