GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exegesis | exposition |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| rift | fissure |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| ossify | to change into bone |