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 |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |