GRE Word List
CEMETERY
a burial ground
The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |