GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos
The meaning of the word mausoleum is monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
| asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| finite | limited |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| benefit | advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits |
| mimicry | imitation |
| romp | play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N. |
| politic | prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised |
| lope | gallop slowly |
