GRE Word List

MAUSOLEUM

a large tomb

The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.

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strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
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inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors