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 |
|---|---|
| multilingual | having many languages; fluent in several languages |
| petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
| fluster | confuse; make nervous and confused; N. |
| stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
| extrude | force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
| compelling | overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| psychosomatic | of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease) |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
