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 |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| provident | frugal |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |