GRE Word List

ABORTIVE

prematurely born

The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.

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WordMeaning
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical