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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| dire | exciting horror |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |