GRE Word List
PROHIBITIVE
tending to prohibit or restrain
The meaning of the word prohibitive is tending to prohibit or restrain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| collected | gathered together |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |