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 |
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conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
filth | foul or putrid matter |
cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
lunar | crescent |
muse | to become absorbed in thought |