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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |