GRE Word List
PROHIBITIVE
tending to prohibit or restrain
The meaning of the word prohibitive is tending to prohibit or restrain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| paltry | inferior |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| outgoing | going away : departing |