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 |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| significant | having meaning |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |