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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
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| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |