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 |
|---|---|
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |