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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WordMeaning
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
sanguinarybloodthirsty
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety