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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| kudos | praise given for achievement |
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| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
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