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 |
|---|---|
| circlet | a little circle |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| contest | strive |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |