GRE Word List
ABORTIVE
prematurely born
The meaning of the word abortive is prematurely born.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |