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 |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |