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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|---|---|
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |