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
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| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |