GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
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frivolous | of little weight or importance |
tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
anachronism | an error in chronology |
plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
affected | artificial; pretended |
beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
charlatan | quack |
temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |