GRE Word List
EPITAPH
an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
The meaning of the word epitaph is an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| billow | wave |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| mortician | undertaker |