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 |
|---|---|
| ensconce | shelter |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| debut | a first appearance |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |