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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|---|---|
| modish | fashionable |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
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| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| calorific | caloric |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| unsavory | insipid |