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 |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| nurture | training |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |