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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |