GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
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|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| mystic | mystical |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |