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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| tome | book |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |