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 |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
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| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| monotony | tedious sameness |