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 |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| inequity | injustice |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| whittle | a large knife |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |