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 |
|---|---|
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| dingy | dirty |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |