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 |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |