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
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
firebranda piece of burning wood
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning