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 |
|---|---|
| delve | excavate |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |