GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |