GRE Word List
CEMETERY
a burial ground
The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| docile | easily taught |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| prattle | prate |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |