GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |