GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |