GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| unkempt | not combed |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |