GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |