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 |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |