GRE Word List

CEMETERY

a burial ground

The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.

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depositiona testifying especially before a court
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
induceto move by persuasion or influence
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care