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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|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
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| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
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| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
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