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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |