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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lubricateto make smooth or slippery
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
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egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
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institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve