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 |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| encompass | include |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| duration | continuance in time |