GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| asunder | into parts |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |