GRE Word List
COMMEMORATE
to call to remembrance
The meaning of the word commemorate is to call to remembrance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |