GRE Word List

MAUSOLEUM

a large tomb

The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.

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fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
vultureany 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
hotheada hotheaded person
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
nauseateto become affected with nausea