GRE Word List
SEPULCHER
a place of burial : tomb
The meaning of the word sepulcher is a place of burial : tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |