GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |