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 |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |