GRE Word List

AFTERLIFE

an existence after death

The meaning of the word afterlife is an existence after death.

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WordMeaning
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
adjurationa solemn oath
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
anachronisman error in chronology
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
denominationan act of denominating