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 |
|---|---|
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |