GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |