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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rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
bulgeto jut out : swell
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
direexciting horror
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that