GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
unsuccessful; fruitless
The meaning of the word abortive is unsuccessful; fruitless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brood | sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time |
| sequester | isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life |
| controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| hive | box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive |
| reverend | deserving reverence; N: priest |
| sadistic | inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises |
