GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
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| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |