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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| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |