GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |