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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |