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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| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |