GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |