GRE Word List
CHAPEL
small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
The meaning of the word chapel is small church (in a prison, college, or hospital).
Random words
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| rousing | lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up |
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| calumny | malicious misrepresentation; slander |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| consolidation | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
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