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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conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
profligatewildly extravagant
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements