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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| shove | to push along |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| dominate | rule |