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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |