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 |
|---|---|
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| collate | to compare critically |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |