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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| fiend | devil |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |