GRE Word List

CEMETERY

a burial ground

The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.

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mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
emollientmaking soft or supple
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
implodeto burst inward
bestialof or relating to beasts
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water