GRE Word List
POSTHUMOUS
after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel
The meaning of the word posthumous is after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benevolent | generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
| recondite | abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret |
| thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
| squash | crush; quash; suppress |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| figure | written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list. |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| cauterize | burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |