GRE Word List

CEMETERY

a burial ground

The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.

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WordMeaning
contrivedevise
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
unkemptnot combed
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
lanknot well filled out : slender
syllogisma 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")
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
rarefiedbeing less dense