GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| motley | variegated in color |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| overwhelm | upset |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |