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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |