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 |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |