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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| cursive | running |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |