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 |
|---|---|
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| acetic | vinegary |
| guy | man |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| nib | bill |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |