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
phenomenaphenomenon
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
ravenousrapacious
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
exhumedisinter
carriondead and putrefying flesh
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated