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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|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
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| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |