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
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
homespunspun or made at home
maverickan unbranded range animal
jesta joking or mocking remark
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream