GRE Word List
CEMETERY
a burial ground
The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| conflagration | fire |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |