GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |