GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
an existence after death
The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| noisome | noxious |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |