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
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
sequesterto set apart : segregate
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable