GRE Word List
MEMORIAL
serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
The meaning of the word memorial is serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |