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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |