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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ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
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worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs