GRE Word List

CEMETERY

a burial ground

The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.

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cullto select from a group : choose
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
rectifyto set right : remedy
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
dissonancelack of agreement
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
gnomemaxim
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
corollarya proposition (see proposition