GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |