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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| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
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| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| auroral | dawn |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| culmination | the action of culminating |