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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |