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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| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
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| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
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