GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| amity | friendship |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |