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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| canny | clever |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
