GRE Word List

SEPULCHER

a place of burial : tomb

The meaning of the word sepulcher is a place of burial : tomb.

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WordMeaning
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid