GRE Word List
AFTERLIFE
life after death; later part of one's life
The meaning of the word afterlife is life after death; later part of one's life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patriarch | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| schism | division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split |
| prologue | introduction (to a poem or play) |
| asylum | place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political) |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
| lassitude | languor; weariness; listlessness |
| verbalize | put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb |
| implode | burst inward; CF. vaccum tube |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
