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
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
purveyorone that purveys
douseto plunge into water
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
beelinea straight direct course
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible