GRE Word List
MAUSOLEUM
a large tomb
The meaning of the word mausoleum is a large tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| influx | a coming in |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| ram | a male sheep |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| muted | being mute : silent |