GRE Word List
EPITAPH
inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)
The meaning of the word epitaph is inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| cantata | story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
| sway | swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| collate | examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound) |