GRE Word List
MEMORIAL
serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |