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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| brazen | made of brass |
| alleviate | relieve |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |