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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| postulate | demand |