GRE Word List
POSTHUMOUS
born after the death of the father
The meaning of the word posthumous is born after the death of the father.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| hallowed | holy |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |