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 |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |