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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esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
ram | a male sheep |
barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
gorge | a narrow passage through land |
genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |