GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| enduring | lasting |
| brink | edge |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |