GRE Word List
CEMETERY
a burial ground
The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| unkempt | not combed |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| rarefied | being less dense |