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 |
|---|---|
| enhance | heighten |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |