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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| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |