GRE Word List
CEMETERY
a burial ground
The meaning of the word cemetery is a burial ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |