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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WordMeaning
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
acmethe highest point or stage
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature