GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |