GRE Word List

ABORTIVE

prematurely born

The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.

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WordMeaning
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation