GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |