GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
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| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
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| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |