GRE Word List

MEMORIAL

serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative

The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.

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WordMeaning
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
motleyvariegated in color
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion