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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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
guilelessinnocent
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly